Combined salt and pepper shaker.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1903.

H. P. THURSTON. COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28. 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD F. THURSTON, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

COMBINED SALT A-ND PEPPER SHAKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,638, dated April14, 1903.

Application filed April 28, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

falo, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Oombined Salt and Pepper Shaker; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to a combined salt and pepper shaker; and itconsists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullyset forth, and pointed out particularly in the claim.

The object of the invention is to provide a cruet adapted to containboth salt and pepper in which the arrangement is such as to enableeither pepper or salt to be shaken therefrom, as desired, obviatingthenecessity of two separate receptacles for said condiments.

The above object is attained by the structure and arrangement of partsillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is avertical section through the top, showing the rotatable perforated diskin position to discharge the contents from one side of the cruet. Fig. 2is a like section showing the parts in position to discharge thecontents from the opposite side of the cruet. Fig. 3 is an inverted planview of said rotatable disk. Fig. 4 is a top plan of said disk,

showing by dotted lines the limited rotary movement thereof. Fig. 5 isan enlarged perspective View of the top of the cruet, parts being cutaway to show construction and arrangement.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates a receptacle orcruet, which may be made of any suitable material and in any desiredshape and which is provided with a vertical partition 2, that separatesthe cruet into two equal parts or chambers, one adapted to contain saltand the other pepper. Said partition extends to the top of the cruet,flush with theupper edge thereof. Screwed onto the top of the cruet is acap 3, having perfo- Serial No. 104,908. (No model.)

rations 4 in the top thereof. Projecting centrally from the cap is apost 5, having a thread at its upper end. Pivoted centrally upon saidpost is a rotary disk 6, having perforations 7 and 8 therethrough, whichare adapted to successively register with the perforations 4 in theopposite sides of the cap of the cruet. Formed in the under face of thedisk 6 is a recess 9. Seated-in the post 5 is a flat spring 10, whoseouter end extends into fixed relation with the outer wall of the recess9, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The tension of the spring 10 isnormally exerted to maintain the disk 6 in such position as to cause theperforations 7 therein to register with the perforations 4 in the cap,that communicate with the salt-chamber 11 of the cruet, as shown in Fig.1, so that normally upon shaking the cruet salt will be dischargedtherefrom. When it is desired to use the pepper, the thumb is placedupon one of the cars 12, projecting from the edge of thedisk 6, and saiddisk rotated so as to cause the perforations 8 therein to register withthe perforations 4 in the cap, which communicate with the pepperchamber13, as shown in Fig. 2, whereby pepper may be discharged from the cruetor shaker, as desired.

It will be observed, upon referring to Figs,

1 and 2, that the position of the perforations in the cap and in therotary plate is such that when the perforations '7 are registering withthe apertures communicating with the saltchamber the perforationsleading from the pepper-chamber are closed and that when the disk 6 isrotated to establish communica tion between the perforations 8 thereinand the perforations in the cap communicating with the pepper-chamberthose perforations communicating with the salt-chamber are closed. Whenthe disk 6 is rotated to bring the apertures communicatingwith thepepperchamber into action, a slight strain is placed upon the spring 10,so that when the" disk 6 is released said spring will return it to itsnormal position. To limit the movement of the disk 6, a pin 14 (see Fig.5) is located in the cap 3, which is adapted to engage the walls of therecess 9 in said disk as it is moved from one position to the other.

Upon the post 5 is screwed a nut 15, which is adapted to bear upon theupper face of the disk 6 and confine it in position. By unscrewing thecap 15 the disk 6 may be removed for the purpose of cleansing the parts.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a combined salt and pepper shaker, the combination of a receptaclehaving independent divisions therein, a cap closing said'receptaclehaving apertures which communi cate with said divisions independently, averticalpost extending from said cap having a thread at its upper end, arotary plate pivoted on said post and lying upon said cap havingperforations therein adapted to successively register with the aperturesin the cap corn- In testimony whereof I sign this specification in thepresence of two witnesses.

HOWARD F. Tl-IURSTON. Witnesses:

E. S. WHEELER, 0. E. DAVIS.

